Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 1 57 517
TV 15 480 5935
OS 2 133 568
BE 1 34 90
NH 0 20 147
SS 0 301 1918
CH 0 79 455
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 192
BW 2 743 873
RT 0 38 246
RL 0 0 1
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 2 416
ML 0 10 50
PG 0 0 5
UA 0 4 16
UB 0 2 13
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 7 11
MK 0 3 3
Total: 21 1914 11459
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 13:45:00 EST
Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Bill Hubick
Weather: Sunny, becoming partly cloudy; 62-71 degrees; good to excellent visibility;
winds from the NW or NNW, 8-10 mph, gusting to 22 mph; just a gorgeous weather day
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations: 21 Common Nighthawks in view at one time about 1:15 pm EDT. A second-year Bald Eagle and an Osprey have a serious discussion about the fish that the Osprey is carrying. Each species seems to make serious points to the other concerning ownership of the fish. The Osprey wins the debate and keeps his meal.
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
Site Description: Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at
the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best winds are from the southwest. The Park is closed to visitors on Wednesdays.
Directions to site: For directions and more info, go to
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
BV Black Vulture; TV Turkey Vulture; OS Osprey; SK Swallow-tailed Kite; MK
Mississippi Kite; BE Bald Eagle; NH Northern Harrier; SS Sharp-shinned Hawk; CH
Cooper's Hawk; NG Northern Goshawk; RS Red-shouldered Hawk; BW Broad-winged
Hawk; RT Red-tailed Hawk; RL Rough-legged Hawk; GE Golden Eagle; AK American
Kestrel; ML Merlin; PG Peregrine Falcon; UA Unidentified Accipiter; UB
Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon; UR Unidentified Raptor |